We also will work with every State Party to have all the necessary plans and personnel in place to win elections. With the guidance and involvement of my fellow RNC Members, my Partnership 2010 initiative will place dedicated staff in every State and for the Territories, to focus on Victory plans, voter registration, and candidate recruitment. We will have the right people with the right skills working in each State and the Territories planning for Republican victories.

As I stated before, when we make the change, we must make the right change. That means not throwing out the baby with the bath. A lot went wrong in 2008, but we did not lose due to a lack of financial resources. An amazing team effort set a new record in RNC fundraising ($400 million) and number of donors (1.9 million) over the past two years. For the first time ever, our online fundraising surpassed our phone programs. I’ve outlined a fundraising plan that grows this opportunity as well as others.

Finally, we need to assure that we are conducting all our activities, most especially communications, using state-of-the-art technology. I’m proud that this RNC had the vision to move past beltway consultants and hire the best technologists from outside of Washington, D.C. In the next two years, we’ll be putting our money where our mouth is in our commitment to innovation and technology. We’ll also move to open source technology platforms that will allow every tech-savvy Republican to contribute their know-how to our success.

Over the past two years, I loyally and faithfully served, just as any Republican would do if asked by our President to assume a position of leadership. I make no apologies for my service because, in my family, loyalty is not a character flaw. But this election is not about the past, this election is about the future.

As we have seen this week, the future of the Republican Party is bright. As the National Committeeman from Kentucky who is running for RNC Chairman, I believe I have the experience and the judgment necessary to lead the RNC into a new era as the Republican Party again becomes the conservative, majority party that America deserves.